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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
ASF outbreak hits Hong Kong, farmers hit out at lack of testing
Several local swine farms in Hong Kong are raising concerns and criticising the government for not conducting tests on live swine imported from mainland China, leading to a recent surge in African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, The Standard r ...
Thursday, December 28, 2023
ASF detected in Hong Kong, 2,800 swine to be culled
Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department (AFCD) has confirmed the detection of the African swine fever (ASF) on a swine farm in Yuen Long, with approximately 2,800 swine to be culled, Asia News Network reported.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Hong Kong, China, halts poultry imports from US, UK and Poland
Hong Kong, China, has suspended imports of poultry meat and products from parts of the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland following outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Hong Kong orders culling of over 900 swine due to ASF
Hong Kong authorities have ordered the culling of more than 900 swine after detecting African swine fever (ASF) on a licensed farm in the New Territories district, The Straits Times reported.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
ASF detected in Hong Kong, 5,600 swine to be culled
Hong Kong authorities have issued an order to cull approximately 5,600 swine after detecting African swine fever (ASF) at a licensed swine farm in the Lau Fau Shan area, near the mainland China border, Channel News Asia reported.
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Vietnamese localities now allowed to export poultry eggs to Hong Kong, China
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong, China, has permitted several Vietnamese localities to resume exporting their poultry eggs to this territory, starting August 1.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
China's chicken consumption falls in big cities Shanghai and Hong Kong
A challenging economic environment — in conjunction with the gradual recovery of pork supply, which sent prices plummeting — severely impacted China's chicken production and consumption.
Monday, February 13, 2023
Hong Kong, China authorities cull 100 pigs following ASF infections
Authorities in Hong Kong, China, have culled about 100 pigs at a farm in Sheung Shui after 32 of the animals tested positive for African swine fever (ASF).
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Japanese poultry companies expand exports to Asia, beginning with Hong Kong
Poultry processors in Japan are expanding exports of locally grown poultry products as they look to offset decreasing demand in Japan with shipments to other Asian markets, beginning with Hong Kong, Nikkei Asia reported.
Monday, September 12, 2022
Hong Kong customs seize smuggled Wagyu beef worth US$254,000
400 kg of smuggled Wagyu beef worth about HKD 2 million (~US$254,000; HKD 1 = US$0.13) was seized by Hong Kong customs and the marine police at Sai Kung peninsula, The Standard reported.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Hong Kong suspends US poultry imports because of bird flu
The Hong Kong government has announced a suspension of poultry meat and products from some US states because of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in those states, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from bird flu affected areas in the US
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said they have suspended imports of poultry meat and products from bird flu-affected areas in the US, Xinhua News reported.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Hong Kong's pork supply set to return to normal as slaughterhouses reopen
The Hong Kong government said fresh pork supply is set to return to the city after COVID-19 outbreaks closed major slaughterhouses, resulting in low stocks and panic buying among consumers, South China Morning Post reported.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Hong Kong pork supply disrupted due to COVID-19 outbreak in slaughterhouses
Hong Kong's fresh pork supply has been disrupted after slaughterhouses in the Sheung Sui and Tsuen Wan areas were forced to closed temporarily after workers there tested positive for COVID-19, The Standard Hong Kong reported.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Hong Kong discovers COVID-19 in imported beef and pork packaging
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said they discovered COVID-19 in samples from imported frozen beef packaging from Brazil and frozen pork packaging from Poland, Reuters reported.

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